Man I wish I had a definite answer for you. You couldn't go wrong with the 80 mercury jet. A 40 jet would push it if the boat was bare minimum. I really don't have lot of experience with a lot of set ups. I love my set up and it works well for my needs.

I'm not sure on the actual names, but almost any dealer in Missouri will have those parts. Black River, Current River Marine to name a few.

Well we call it gas down here in Texas, and we also call anyone north of the Texas border a Yankee. Haha. These are 4 stroke and are as clean as they sell in a combustible engine. Any mercury dealer should be able to get them, but most still go thru Missouri to purchase. Best prices.

Should not effect the boat. Plenty of folks run the mod v. Even with the mod v your motor should still sit close to where mine is in the video.

instablaster.

Yes it be too short. On outboardjet.com they make a static rise is all you would need.

I would say you would want more engine

I'll deal with it does but tunnel hulls can be made so different

Yeah it works great. So far head up to me over a year now. I got a few videos of it on my channel.

I'd get the river rat over the DB. I have been in many of them. Not my first choice but really good boats and jets do good on them. Also the center rib is not a must unless it is a really big rib like I have seen on sea arks

I'm really just not sure. Never have ran one. I know some guys that do and they don't complain. I think in a straight line there is probably very little ill effect. When it come to ripping left and right having the intake further back would have an impact.

@@DennisBohannan makes sense. It’s nice being able to fine tune mine to the sweet spot where I’m getting the top speed out of it. I have just always wondered if I was losing power because of it though.

I'm not sure if all pumps have this, but there is a bolt right above where you grease it. Remove that and there is an adapter that threads into place that a water hose fits.

Yes they did and I think it for sure worth it. Adds strength from denting and clean water

Short answer is yes, you just need to find the corresponding lower unit.

I had them wait until i got there to mount it, but we all agreed on the mounting height. So I believe they are capable of getting it right or atleast really close. Hard to get them perfect right off the bat

@@DennisBohannan thanks for the reply. Im in wisconsin so probably wont be able to be there when they mount it. Once it’s mounted is it stuck for good bolted exactly where its at or can you still adjust oi slightly up or down slightly once its mounted? Sorry for the questions, will be my first OBJ

@@brianmccolgan4432 you can make adjustments. May take some effort but worth it

Yes 60 hp head.

Yes trimmed all the way down. I feel as if I still get good trim when running. Can make it roost a tiny bit.

@@DennisBohannan So you just trim it up slightly when running ?

At trolling speed it is no different. Once on plane they are louder than a prop.

@@DennisBohannancool thankyou

I really miss the stick. The reason for the change are. 1 the stick was awesome once you new it had time on it, but otherwise not anyone could just hop in a drive. 2 on the new boat I didn't want to do any fab work getting stick and hot foot mounted. 3 just more floor space with tiller.

The stick and hot foot was a great combo and I could really maneuver that boat almost anywhere. The weigh distribution was great also. Sit forward a little more and close to the middle. I'd do a stick again for sure.

Just purchased a 17x52 blazer ss with 40hp merc big tiller. Watching your Videos on KZfaq helped me a bunch on my decision.

Awesome man. That's gonna be a great set up. Excited for you.

Are you not a fan of running a tunnel?

As long as it is around 500 or less pound boat, it should do fine.

@@DennisBohannan thanks

I use black river boats in poplar bluff Missouri

Yes

Setting one up right now and your comment was exactly what I was looking for!

Text me some photos with motor trimmed all the way down. 903574 two eight two three. Also does it have wedges

I am not sure if it has wedges. I’ll send you a picture when I am home tomorrow. I appreciate your help.

Yes on these mercurys right above the grease zert there is a bolt that you can remove and add an adapter for a hose. Also on the back of the motor there is a back flush, that is not technically designed for running the engine, but I have done it.

@@DennisBohannan thanks a lot! I appreciate it. I'm picking up a boat tomorrow so you saved my ass with the quick reply because there's no info online about doing that.

No for sure aluminum.

Took them out. Give you a touch more down trim.

@@DennisBohannan I ran for the first time this week end. I had cavitation when trying to get on plane. knocked down a small dimple dent and it almost fix it. I was able to get on plane and then it flew. While getting on plane felt like it was spinning out if I gave it full throttle. I bumped the trim stops to their lowest setting and most of it went away. I can only touch the trim up a little before it starts cavitation while running, but I feel like its digging the nose in when going full speed. I'll upload a video for you to see and send you a link.

@@DennisBohannan kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abmbapqexpuXpmg.html Notice the boat shakes and vibrates just before it jumps onto plane. I drop the rpms and it takes off. I would think removing the bolts completely would give me more water flow during the jump onto plane.

@@matthewchase7209 for sure remove them. Sound like you got it set just right. Mine will do that sometimes. It is really hard to get these jets perfect, if that even exist.

Depends on where you’re boating. I know where these boats are built, most people take them on Current River and Black River. You have to have a jet outboard because of all of the shoals. Those rivers will eat up a prop. If you’re in deep rivers or a lake, prop motors are the way to go.